2023 Japanese Olympic Marathon Trials Television and Viewing Guide – Marathon Grand Championship Streaming Info
Here's how you can watch Sunday's Marathon Grand Championship which take place Saturday night in the US
By Robert JohnsonAre you getting Olympic fever? We hope so.
The first qualifying race for the 2024 Paris Olympics takes place on Sunday morning (Saturday night in the US) as the 2nd Marathon Grand Championship – Japan’s Olympic Marathon Trials – will be held in Tokyo. The top 2 finishers are guaranteed an Olympic spot while the third placer will be a provisional entrant that can be displaced by anyone running under 2:21:40 or 2:05:50 at one of Japan’s major domestic marathons before the Olympics.
The men’s race starts at 8:00 am local time which is perfect for US viewers as that’s 7:00 pm ET Saturday night in the US. The women’s race starts 10 minutes later at 8:10 am local (7:10 pm ET).
Japan Running News’ Brett Larner has written a nice preview of the race to get you ready. To watch it, Brett gives us the following details:
TBS will show the men’s race starting at 8:00 a.m. local time with streaming on TVer, NHK handling the women’s race ad-free at 8:10 a.m. JRN will cover it all live on @JRNLive.
